Hadji Murad by Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828-1910 Gra

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Hadji Murad by Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828-1910 Gra

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Hadji Murad by Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828-1910 Gra

Tolstoy's novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war. Inspired by the author's military service, Hadji Murad offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting. An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of War and Peace, it voices Tolstoy's pacifist beliefs.
This novella also provides a compelling depiction of the Caucasus, a mountainous territory between the Black Sea and the Caspian, prized for its strategic location and natural resources. Located at the crossroads of three empires -- Turkey, Persia, and Russia -- the region has long struggled with incursions by its neighbors and remains a troubled corner of the world to this day. Tolstoy's realistic pictures of life in a war zone raise enduringly relevant issues of life and death.

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SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9781599866253
ISBN 10 1599866250
Titel Hadji Murad
Autor Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828-1910 Gra
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Fq Classics
Erscheinungsjahr 2008-01-02
Seitenanzahl 208
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